The Microsoft Teams Connector
Archive Teams chats, channel messages, meeting recordings, and files. Ensure every business communication remains immutable and retrievable on demand.
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Microsoft Teams Data Archiving, Done Right
Archon’s Microsoft Teams Connector captures chat messages, channel conversations, meeting transcripts, call recordings, shared files, and reaction metadata from Teams environments and archives them into open Parquet/Delta Lake format with tamper-resistant retention controls. Native Teams retention policies are not an archive. Archon is.
Financial services firms, healthcare organizations, and regulated enterprises use Archon to satisfy SEC, FINRA, FCA, MiFID II, and HIPAA communication archiving mandates. When a regulator asks for every message a trader sent between two dates, Archon delivers a verifiable chain of custody.
- Microsoft Graph API extraction for chats, channels, and meeting recordings
- Sender, timestamp, edits, deletions, reactions, and thread context captured
- Meeting transcripts and recordings archived with speaker attribution
- Cross-application message search via Archon Analyzer; no Teams license post-archive
- Jurisdiction-specific retention: SEC, FINRA, FCA, MiFID II, HIPAA
Capabilities
Everything You Need for Microsoft Teams Data Operations
Complete Message and Thread Capture
Archon captures 1:1 chats, group chats, and channel messages, including edits, deletions, reactions, and full thread context. Message metadata (sender ID, timestamp, device) is preserved alongside content.
Meeting Recording and Transcript Archiving
Meeting recordings and AI-generated transcripts are archived with speaker attribution and timestamp metadata. Archon links recordings to their originating channel or chat thread for full context.
Regulatory Communication Compliance
Archived Teams content in ADS supports SEC Rule 17a-4, FINRA Rule 4511, FCA COBS 11.8, and MiFID II Article 16 electronic communication retention requirements for financial services firms.
eDiscovery and Insider Risk Investigation
Custodian-level holds and full-text message search via Archon Analyzer enable rapid production of Teams records for legal proceedings and HR/compliance investigations without Teams admin access.
Use Cases
How Enterprises Use the Microsoft Teams Connector
01 Financial Services Communication Archiving
Broker-dealers, asset managers, and banks using Teams for trader communications are subject to SEC and FINRA electronic communication retention mandates. Archon captures every message, edit, and deletion, with proof of record integrity, satisfying examination requests without manual data pulls.
02 Tenant Migration and M365 Consolidation
Post-merger M365 tenant consolidations require complete Teams message history archived before source tenant decommission. Archon extracts the full communication record and preserves it in a unified compliance repository across all acquired entities.
03 Insider Risk and HR Investigation
HR and compliance teams investigating employee conduct retrieve full Teams message threads, shared files, and reaction metadata through Archon Analyzer without involving IT or accessing live Teams data.
04 Healthcare Communication Compliance
Healthcare organizations using Teams for clinical communication archive message records and meeting transcripts to satisfy HIPAA §164.530(j) retention requirements, with PII controls applied at the point of ingestion.
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Connection Method | Microsoft Graph API (delegated and application permissions) |
| Supported Scope | 1:1 chats, group chats, channel messages, meeting recordings, transcripts, shared files |
| Data Scope | Message content, sender, timestamps, edits, deletions, reactions, thread context, attachments |
| Output Format | Parquet, Delta Lake, Avro, XML, CSV, Excel |
| Metadata Handling | Sender ID, timestamp, device, edit history, reaction types, thread linkage |
| Transformation Rules | Custom field mapping supported |
| Retention Management | SEC 17a-4, FINRA 4511, FCA, MiFID II, HIPAA retention schedules |
| Legal Hold | Custodian-level hold orchestration with audit trail |
| Deployment | On-premises · Cloud (AWS) · Hybrid |
| Security & Compliance | TLS 1.3 in transit · AES-256 at rest · WORM · Cryptographic hashing |
How It Works
Up and Running in 4 Steps
01
Connect to Teams
Authenticate via Microsoft Graph API. Archon auto-discovers all teams, channels, chat threads, meeting recordings, and shared file libraries within the tenant. 02
Map & Configure
Define scope by user, team, date range, or message type. Configure deletion/edit capture, meeting transcript inclusion, and jurisdiction-specific retention schedules. 03
Validate & Preview
Run a dry-run against sample channels and chats. Quality report flags missing metadata, incomplete thread context, and recording availability anomalies. 04
Archive & Monitor
Execute full extraction. Integrity hashes applied per message record. Content searchable via Archon Analyzer immediately on ingestion, including deleted message recovery.FAQ
Common Questions About the Microsoft Teams Connector
- 1. Does Archon capture deleted Teams messages?
Yes. Archon captures deletion events and preserves deleted message content within the retention window, satisfying regulatory requirements for complete communication records.
- 2. Can Archon archive specific users or channels rather than the entire tenant?
Yes. Archon supports selective archiving by user, team, channel, date range, or message type, enabling targeted compliance archiving without extracting the full tenant.
- 3. How does Archon handle Teams meeting recordings stored in SharePoint or OneDrive?
Archon links meeting recordings stored in SharePoint/OneDrive to their originating Teams channel or meeting thread, archiving both the recording file and its metadata with full context.
- 4. Does archived Teams content satisfy SEC and FINRA electronic communication retention requirements?
Yes. Archon's WORM-protected Teams archive satisfies SEC Rule 17a-4 and FINRA Rule 4511 electronic communication retention and retrieval requirements.
- 5. Can Archon recover Teams messages after Microsoft's retention policy has deleted them?
Archon must be configured before Microsoft's retention policy purges messages. Once archived, records are preserved independently of Teams retention settings.
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